I just watched Gracie's LP. It wasn't her best performance ever, but I sort of expected a complete disaster based on what people were saying. She's definitely done much worse. The girl still did 5 triples. Hardly a meltdown.
As for the program, yeah its not quite there yet, but I actually think with time it could work. I know, I'm crazy and clearly in the minority, but I didn't hate it as much as others...
Yeah I just didn't see anything that screams panic button..but I realize I'm in the minority...
I agree with you as well, I think it is solid, she added new transitions, so she is still getting used to it, I also think, her jumping abilities and speed is about the same as last year, also she showed improvement in pacing and maturity. I just really really dislike the dress.
EDIT: there is a style skater naturally skating to, call it row talent, such as Yuzuru's R&J 1.0 or Patrick's POTO, and there is a style skaters are aiming for, for whatever reason (challenge themselves,artistic exploration...) if the skater is not an innately talented dancer like Yuna or Jason, they will struggle but perhaps will eventually get there through hard word. What I saw is improvement from Gracie.